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China releases 1st photo of Earth's elusive 'quasi-moon' Kamo'oalewa

China's Tianwen-2 probe beamed home a photo of its target, asteroid 2016HO3, also known as quasi-moon Kamo'oalewa.

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'That's going to come back and bite us': Former NASA chief questions Artemis moon lander plans

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine questions the designs for NASA's commercial moon landers for its Artemis program.

Space

Chinese scientists find the best way to nuke an asteroid on its way to impact Earth

While no imminent asteroid threats have been found for Earth, Chinese scientists discussed two ways to deflect a space rock in case of trouble.

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Not Alien Spaceships: Origin of Mysterious Metal Spheres on the Beach Identified by Australian Space Agency

Metal spheres found on a Queensland beach are likely space debris, not extraterrestrial. The Australian Space Agency is working with international partners to confirm their origin.

International Business Times UK

SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite

A satellite aboard SpaceX's Transporter-17 rideshare mission is the first commercially designed and operated spacecraft to harness nuclear energy in orbit.

Space

Even astronauts in space saw America 250 fireworks on the Fourth of July. See their ISS view of Los Angeles (video)

The U.S. just celebrated its 250th birthday, and the Americans living off the planet had a great view of some of the parties down below.

Space

SpaceX launches 81 satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket on ship at sea

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 81 payloads to orbit from California early Tuesday morning (July 7), then landed on a ship at sea.

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More clues surface about the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Observations of the fast-moving interstellar comet with the Very Large Telescope in Chile support similar observations made by the JWST.

Space

NASA just found a planet 'hiding' in TESS spacecraft data, all thanks to Einstein

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has a new method for detecting worlds beyond the solar system, and it is thanks to Einstein.

Space

SpaceX Has a Hidden 30% Rule—and It Could Surprise Investors

Ahead of Space Exploration Technologies Corp‘s (NASDAQ:SPCX) expected Aug. 3 earnings report, investors may want to watch more than revenue and margins. They may also want to watch $175.50.

Benzinga

Unidentified metal spheres found on Australian beach are 'debris from a foreign rocket body', space agency says

The Australian Space Agency is warning residents of Queensland to be on the lookout after metallic-looking spheres, possibly space debris, appeared on a beach.

Space

'Acceleration without fuel:' Revolutionary superconducting thruster harnesses Earth's magnetic field in 1st orbital test

A novel space thruster using superconducting magnets completed its first orbital tests. The technology could in the future propel spacecraft using just the power of the sun.

Space

Japan's Hayabusa2 probe captures remarkable photo of a two-headed asteroid 62 million miles away

Japan's Hayabusa2 asteroid probe got up close to asteroid Torifune on July 5 and captured stunning new images of the double-lobed space rock.

Space

Artemis moon astronauts visit Capitol Hill | Space photo of the day for July 6, 2026

Following their return to Earth from a 10-day journey around the moon and back in April, NASA's Artemis II astronauts headed to Capitol Hill.

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NASA will have to find a way to service its new alien-hunting space telescope

We could see robots working on NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory out in space.

Space

Astronomers discover radio signals coming from rare 'Blue Eye Pulsar' after decades of silence

Astronomers have detected radio signals coming from a long-dead neutron star known as the 'Blue Eye Pulsar' after searching for decades.

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'Once-in-a-millennium' asteroid flyby will be visible to much of the world in 2029

Ninety percent of the world's population could glimpse asteroid Apophis during its once-in-a-millennium close approach to Earth in 2029.

The Independent UK

Australia reveals likely origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ found on beaches

Crews in protective suits were seen placing objects into hazmat barrels under police guard

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Australian Space Agency reveals likely origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ found on Queensland beaches

Organisation says objects consistent with ‘debris from a foreign rocket body that recently re-entered the atmosphere’

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SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations

SpaceX retired 260 Starlink satellites in six months, with hundreds more to follow, as debate grows over the atmospheric impact of satellite burn-ups.

Benzinga

Mark Kelly Marks 20th Anniversary of NASA's Only July 4 Shuttle Launch, Says 'Pretty Good Way to Spend Independence Day'

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) marked the 20th anniversary of his STS-121 mission aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, reflecting on the rare July 4, 2006, launch and calling it a proud example of U.S. space exploration and innovation.

The Guardian - AU

Mysterious debris found on Queensland beaches could be ‘space balls’ – and may contain toxic rocket fuel

Australian Space Agency working to confirm origin of objects as space archaeologist says they may be connected to a rocket launch

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 217 — America in Space

On Episode 217 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the progression of American space efforts.

Space

What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago?

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, here's what Benjamin Franklin and other colonists would have seen when they looked up on July 4, 1776.

Space

How to find Uranus this week, the hardest planet I've ever tried to see

Get your eyes on the seventh planet, and you can graduate as a skywatcher — and there's a perfect way to cheat this week as Mars glides by Uranus.

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